2010 Toyota Prius steals font from Michael Knight
Toyota's marketing team has released the first image of the next-gen Prius, and it's not what you think. The shot shows what appears to be the welcome screen that will appear on the car's in-dash screen upon startup, and the font looks curiously like the same one used by the new Knight Rider series on NBC. We doubt this means Prius v3.0 will have Turbo Boost built in, but it will have a larger four-cylinder gas engine and more powerful electric motor. Unfortunately, the new Prius is expected to carry over its nickel-metal hydride batteries rather than going with new lithium-ions, at least for now. The 2010 Toyota Prius will be making its first public appearance at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show in January, and we'll be there to greet the new green king in person. Thanks for the tip, Danny!
[Source: PriusChat.com]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Torrent 1:38PM (10/06/2008)
ummm wow.
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arturo 2:38PM (10/06/2008)
oww wow,.. what the hell, how is this highly ranked. looser Torrent that ranks his own comment. lolo
Dave 1:41PM (10/06/2008)
Do you guys have so little to write about that you make stuff up?
I can plainly see that's not the same font, and wondering how come you can't.
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rooster 3:54PM (10/06/2008)
It's different, but not much...OK, you're right...the Prius used the bold button...otherwise, very similar
JD 4:28PM (10/06/2008)
Yeah, no kidding: THIS JUST IN!
"New Prius uses generic, 'futuristic' font pioneered in 80's by Blade Runner, Terminator"
Give me a break, guys.
catgirlshyla 7:27PM (10/06/2008)
"Do you guys have so little to write about that you make stuff up?"
I contributed at least 5 tips last week to Autoblog.....none of them made it from what I can see.
The only one I can remember offhand was Fiat making a special edition Fiat 500 Homage from the Hayao Miyazaki movie Castle of Colligstro driven by Monkey Punch's Lupin III.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-09-28/fiat-to-launch-limited-edition-lupin-iii-car
catgirlshyla 7:30PM (10/06/2008)
"Do you guys have so little to write about that you make stuff up?"
I contributed at least 5 tips last week to Autoblog.....none of them made it from what I can see.
The only one I can remember offhand was Fiat making a special edition Fiat 500 Homage from the Hayao Miyazaki movie Castle of Colligstro driven by Monkey Punch's Lupin III.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-09-28/fiat-to-launch-limited-edition-lupin-iii-car
BrokenMonkey 8:00PM (10/06/2008)
While I won't go into detail, the only letter you can compare between the two fonts is the R and there are many differences between the two, like the shape of the curve and the way the / starts the R in PRIUS. Just look for yourselves, these are not the same font.
dionysus 12:08AM (10/07/2008)
I see only the "I" shares the same font.
kimch 1:47PM (10/06/2008)
No the same font... initial feel, maybe... but, different.
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Donald 1:46PM (10/06/2008)
As long as the Prius is not actually televising the new Knight Rider episodes in the car, then everything will be fine.
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rarturo 2:29PM (10/06/2008)
This is more or less a TREND that companies do to make something more appealing.
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Iso 1:48PM (10/06/2008)
Um, that's not the same font. Just vaguely similar.
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Red 1:52PM (10/06/2008)
Regardless of whether or not it's the same font, you could strap a rocket pack to the Prius and it still wouldn't be exciting...
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jc914 1:59PM (10/06/2008)
err, wrong... strapping a rocket to anything is exciting!
waiownsyou 2:26PM (10/06/2008)
Especially strapping a rocket pack to a rocket pack
SPF 1:56PM (10/06/2008)
Will it be able to morph into a Tundra?
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Matt 1:59PM (10/06/2008)
They both stole it from Terminator:
http://www.1001fonts.com/font_details.html?font_id=2556
It's a generic "futuristic" typeface with minor modifications.
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Danny 2:31PM (10/06/2008)
2 seconds comparing the two fonts and I have noticed at least 7 differences.
Not the same font.
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Scott 2:03PM (10/06/2008)
"Star Trek: The Next Generation" may have something to say about Knight Rider's font claim.
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